Wrap: Flyers Down Ducks, 4-1
The Philadelphia Flyers ended a three-game California road trip with a 4-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on Tuesday. The Flyers received goals from four different players and three different lines, with all the scoring coming at 5-on-5.
The Flyers won all three games on the post-Christmas trip, their first three-game winning streak since the first three games of the 2022-23 regular season (vs. New Jersey, vs. Vancouver and at Tampa Bay). It also marked the seventh straight game in which Philadelphia has scored at least three goals. They've begun to find more scoring contributors.
The Flyers also received excellent goaltending, blocked a dozen shots (largely on the penalty kill) and received at least one shot on goal by 16 of the 18 skaters.
The Flyers got off to a quick start, registering seven of the game's first eight shots on goal. Tallies by Joel Farabee (7th) at 7:42 and Morgan Frost (8th) at 10:36 opened a 2-0 lead.
Anaheim carried the play for much of the second period. But strong goaltending and a Tavis Konecny slam dunk of a goal (19th) off a 2-on-1 feed by Kevin Hayes created a 3-0 Flyers lead that they took into the third period. Konecny has points in six straight games. In that span, he's racked up seven goals and three assists for 10 points. Over the last 11 games, Konecny has recorded at least one point in 10 of the 11 matches (9g, 4a, 13 points).
In the third period, Hayes set up Scott Laughton (9th) goal of the season to establish a 4-0 lead at 8:26. Ryan Strome (9th) broke up the shutout bid at 19:20.
Making his fourth straight start dating back to Dec. 23, Samuel Ersson was in net for the Flyers. He played brilliantly, stopping 28 of 29 shots overall. John Gibson took the loss with 29 saves on 33 shots.
The Flyers went 0-for-2 on the power play. The Ducks were 0-for-5 but applied a lot of pressure.
For an in-depth period-by-period synopsis, analysis, stats and highlights, see the
Postgame 5 on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. The Flyers (14-17-7) will travel home on Tuesday, hold a practice on Wednesday at the FTC in Voorhees and then host the Arizona Coyotes (13-17-5) at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.
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